Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Daniel Staver 
<daniel@p...> wrote:
> After having used UT7 inkset for a long while I tried some prints 
with 
> QTR and the the MIS Archival 7600 inkset in my 2100. This inkset 
is 
> MIS's version of the Ultrachrome inkset, so results will be very 
similar.
> 
> Overall I would say both are very good, but that prints from the 
UT7 
> inkset has smoother midtones and especially highlights due to the 
> additional lighter black inks. Even with the paper at arms lenght 
away 
> from your face you can see a little more texture in the 
Ultrachrome prints.
> 
> For ultimate quality I think you might prefer the UT7 inkset. On 
the 
> other hand, using QTR will still get you 96% of the way there if 
you do 
> both color and BW printing and want to use one inkset. Not a bad 
> compromise at all.
> 
> Also, using QTR with the UT7 inkset will allow you even finer 
control 
> than the curves on just how warm/cool you want the prints to 
appear and 
> just which inks you want to use. You could do some of the same 
fine 
> tuning with the slider controls in the driver, but unless I'm 
mistaken 
> that would be at the expense of adding some additional toner to 
the 
> print which could shorten its lifetime.
> 
> Of course, Paul has done a remarkable job with the Epson driver, 
so you 
> might not find using anything else neccessary, but at least the 
option 
> is there if you need it.
> 

Thanks for your encouragement.  I'll report back at a later date 
when I've got the inks and I've got something to say.  It'll be 
weeks rather than days though ...

Steve Gledhill
www.virtuallygrey.co.uk

> --
> Daniel Staver
> http://daniel.staver.no
> 
> > My impatience with Ultrachrome for B&W led me to order UT7.  Two 
> > days later Roy released QTR for Windows.  My timing wasn't 
perfect!  
> > However, I'm keen to see the difference and see where my 
preference 
> > lies.  If I get the choice of UT7 with QTR then that's even more 
> > choice?